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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM | 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

March 30, 2022

McCormick & Company, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland | 001-14920 | 52-0408290
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.)
24 Schilling Road | Suite 1 |
Hunt Valley | MD | 21031
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

410 | 771-7301

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c).
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock | MKC.V | New York Stock Exchange
Common Stock Non-Voting | MKC | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 30, 2022, the Registrant’s stockholders approved the Registrant’s 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). A detailed description of the Plan was included in the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 17, 2022 (the "Proxy Statement"). A copy of the Plan, is filed as Exhibit A to the Proxy Statement. A copy of the Form of Long-Term Performance Plan Agreement, the Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement, the Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement for Directors, the Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement and the Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Directors, each pursuant to the Plan, are attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibits 10(i), 10(ii), 10(iii), 10(iv) and 10(v), respectively.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On March 30, 2022, the Registrant held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at which (i) directors were elected, (ii) Ernst & Young LLP’s appointment as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending N ovember 30, 2022 was ratified, (iii) the compensation paid to the Registrant’s Named Executive Officers was approved in an advisory vote, and (iv) the Plan was approved. The proposals are described in detail in the Registrant's Proxy Statement. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
1. Registrant’s stockholders elected eleven directors to the Registrant’s Board of Directors, to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes
Anne L. Bramman | 10,974,428 | 91,891 | 11,051 | 3,170,731
Michael A. Conway | 10,977,522 | 93,087 | 6,761 | 3,170,731
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III | 10,929,912 | 124,218 | 23,240 | 3,170,731
Lawrence E. Kurzius | 10,977,029 | 94,273 | 6,068 | 3,170,731
Patricia Little | 10,971,777 | 96,648 | 8,945 | 3,170,731
Michael D. Mangan | 10,970,899 | 99,819 | 6,652 | 3,170,731
Maritza G. Montiel | 10,945,346 | 123,278 | 8,746 | 3,170,731
Margaret M.V. Preston | 10,971,012 | 96,338 | 10,020 | 3,170,731
Gary Rodkin | 10,839,714 | 225,553 | 12,103 | 3,170,731
Jacques Tapiero | 10,978,141 | 92,652 | 6,577 | 3,170,731
W. Anthony Vernon | 10,552,445 | 516,142 | 8,783 | 3,170,731

2. Registrant’s stockholders ratified the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Registrant’s Independent Registered Public Accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2022. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes
14,120,099 | 103,657 | 24,345 | 0

3. Registrant’s stockholders approved in an advisory (non-binding) vote the compensation paid to the Registrant’s Named Executive Officers. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes
10,636,413 | 398,676 | 42,281 | 3,170,731

4. Registrant’s stockholders approved the Plan. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes
10,721,669 | 334,586 | 21,115 | 3,170,731

No other matters were submitted for stockholder action.

Item 9.01: Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number | Description
10 (i) | Form of Long-Term Performance Plan Agreement under the 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
10 (ii) | Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement under the 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
10 (iii) | Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement for Directors under the 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
10 (iv) | Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under the 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
10 (v) | Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Directors under the 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

| McCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
Date: April 4, 2022 | By: |  | /s/ Jeffery D. Schwartz
|  |  | Jeffery D. Schwartz
|  |  | Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary